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On “Trumbo” And Hollywood’s Love Affair With Itself
If you’re watching the live broadcast of the Oscar nominations tomorrow morning, you are likely doing so out of hope. Or perhaps out of love. What else would inspire an otherwise-logical human to get up early--really early, at 5:30am PST, if you’re on the West...
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The Cinema of David Bowie
In memory of David Bowie, we offer a few words on his diverse work in cinema.
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What Franchise Filmmaking Can Learn From “Lady Snowblood”
Pour yourself a stiff drink and take a gander at the slate of scheduled releases for 2016. If we were to cut out the nonsense subtitles and replace them with their rightful numerical ordering, we’d see that the dog days of summer alone will bring us Now You Se...
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How “Chimes At Midnight” Parallels Orson Welles’ Life and Career
Not too long after the highly anticipated restoration of Out 1, here is yet another holy grail of sorts returning to theaters in a big way. Not that Orson Welles’s Shakespearean adaptation Chimes at Midnight has quite the same mythical cachet as Jacques Rivett...
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Method Men: DiCaprio & Hardy from “Inception” to “The Revenant”
A look at the recent trajectories of Leonardo DiCaprio's and Tom Hardy's careers.
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Adult Beginners: “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Adult Beginner Alissa Wilkinson takes on The Nightmare Before Christmas, the day after Christmas.
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Adam McKay: From “The Other Guys” To “The Big Short”
Director Adam McKay’s jump from some of the most notorious bro comedies of the millennia (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) to The Big Short, a film about the global economic recession, might seem extreme even to discerning moviegoers. But those familiar with McKay...
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This Week on MUBI: “Hard to be a God”
Editor's note: We are thrilled to announce that MUBI, the curated online cinema that brings its members a hand-picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films, is sponsoring Movie Mezzanine. You can use the discount on this promo pa...
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Adult Beginners: “The Silence of the Lambs”
Every other week, Alissa Wilkinson looks back at an iconic piece of cinema in the Adult Beginners column. The twist? She's watching each of these films for the first time, approaching them with fresh eyes and mature context. This week, she's discussing The Sil...
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This Week on Mubi: “L for Leisure”
Editor's note: We are thrilled to announce that MUBI, the curated online cinema that brings its members a hand-picked selection of the best independent, international, and classic films, is sponsoring Movie Mezzanine. You can use the discount on this promo pa...
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